Judas and the Black Messiah

1/2/2021 2h 6m 7.3/10

Overview

Bill O'Neal infiltrates the Black Panthers on the orders of FBI Agent Mitchell and J. Edgar Hoover. As Black Panther Chairman Fred Hampton ascends—falling for a fellow revolutionary en route—a battle wages for O’Neal’s soul.

Director

Frederic Roth

Top Billed Cast

Jesse Plemons

Roy Mitchell

Daniel Kaluuya

Fred Hampton

LaKeith Stanfield

Bill O'Neal

Algee Smith

Jake Winters

Ashton Sanders

Jimmy Palmer

Dominique Fishback

Deborah Johnson

Reviews

SWITCH.

2/18/2021

9/10

'Judas and the Black Messiah' (a bloody brilliant title that took a while for me to figure out) is a true powerhouse of a film - not just because it echoes the current climate and the Black Lives Matter movement, but for its standout performances from Lakeith Stanfield and Daniel Kaluuya and its fantastic direction from Shaka King. - Chris dos Santos Read Chris' full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-judas-and-the-black-messiah-revolutionary-true-story-of-the-black-panther-party-in-the-1960s